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<div><h1 class="article-title">How do I Hard Delete a site?</h1></div>
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    <p>Hard deleting a site will completely remove the site and all of its files and data from the system. Typically, only admin users have permission to perform a hard delete.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Go to Worksite Setup.</h2>
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    <p>Select the<strong> Worksite Setup</strong> tool from the Tool Menu in the Administration Workspace or Home.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Locate and select the site or sites you want to permanently delete.</h2>
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    <p>Find the site or sites you want to delete be performing a search. For example:</p>
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<li>Enter a search term, such as the site title.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Search</strong>.</li>
<li>Check the box next to the site or sites you would like to delete.</li>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click Hard Delete.</h2>
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    <p>Click the Hard <strong>Delete</strong> button located at the top or the bottom of the screen.</p>
<p><em>Note: If you do not want to permanently delete the site and all of its files and data, you may choose the <strong>Delete</strong> button instead to perform a </em><a href="content.hlp?docId=howdoisoftdeleteasitefromworksitesetup"><em>soft delete</em></a><em>.</em></p>
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    <p><em>Note: This action will purge the site and all of its data from the system. Once purged, the data is not recoverable.</em></p>
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